Dog Personality Profiles
Understand your dog.
There is a kind of knowing that happens between a person and their dog. It doesn’t come from training, or from years of ownership, or from anything you can find in a book.
Instead, it comes from paying attention — from noticing the specific way your dog moves through the world, the things that light them up, and the way they love.
Most people have always had that knowing. They simply haven’t had the words for it. That is, in fact, exactly what The Honored Dog guides exist to give you.
A Recognition: Seeing Your Dog in Full Light
This is not a training guide. It is not a behavior manual. Furthermore, it is not a list of tips for managing a difficult dog.
Instead, it is a recognition — of your dog, of what they bring to your life, and of the unmistakable personality that makes them entirely and completely themselves.
Each guide is 20 pages built around one of the four Honored Dog Personality Profiles. Inside, you’ll find a complete picture of how your dog connects, communicates, and loves — organized so that what you already knew about them finally has a shape. In addition, reflection prompts invite you to explore your own observations. A Quick Reference gives you everything at a glance. And a Love Letter page waits at the end — because every dog deserves to be known in writing.
You already love your dog. This guide helps you understand them.
The Honored Dog™ Experience
Which profile best reflects your dog?
Each profile was inspired by one of founder Kimberly Jo DeVault’s four West Highland Terriers.
Each one deserving to be seen for exactly who they were.
The Doggy Diva Guide
For pups who know they’re fabulous. Poised, particular, and quietly certain the room was made for them. This guide gives you the language for a dog who has always known exactly who she is — and has been waiting, patiently, for you to catch up.
The Goodest Boy (or Girl) Guide
For the dog who chooses you quietly — and stays. Steady, loyal, and always there. This guide is for the dog who has never once asked for more than your presence — and has been giving you everything in return, every single day, whether you noticed or not.
The Bossy Pants Guide
For pups who have something to say about everything.
The Bossy Pants is vocal, bold, and absolutely certain the world needs to hear their thoughts. And once you understand what the barking actually means, the relationship transforms completely. In their mind, it was never noise, it was always a conversation.
The Social Butterfly Guide
For the pup who brings joy everywhere they go.
The Social Butterfly is joyful, high-energy, and cross-pollinating happiness wherever they land. And somehow, they save the best of it for you. This guide captures the heart of the most enthusiastic personality of them all.
Take the Quiz
Not sure which personality profile fits? Take the free quiz. After all, it takes just a few minutes. And the recognition — that “yes, that’s my dog” moment — is where everything begins.
